CLAIMS that bizarre skulls with elongated craniums that were dug up in complex burial chambers could be the remains of aliens are causing a store among conspiracy theorists.

The 3,000-year old Paracas skulls have long been held up by UFO hunters as evidence of ancient alien visitations due to their extraordinarily huge foreheads.

They were discovered on the desert peninsula of Paracas, on the southern coast of Peru, by native archaeologist Julio Tello in 1928.

He found more than 300 of the odd skeletal remains in a complex grave system.

Scientists say it was the most extreme example of skull elongation, a deformation practice carried out by several ancient cultures by binding infants heads through pieces of wood, ever found.

But alien conspiracists are having none of it.

They claim the Paracas skulls were so elongated as for it to not be humanly possible to achieve.

They have pounded on the findings of alleged DNA tests on the skulls that showed they had not come from homo sapiens, because other examples of cranial deformation did not alter the size, weight or cranial volume, as seen in the Paracas skulls.

Although, if indeed accurate, the tests did not confirm they were not from one of our earlier ancestors instead.

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These differences have deepened the decade-old mystery around the Paracas skulls and researchers haven’t been able to explain their origins.

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Brien Foerster, the director of the Paracas History Museum, sent samples of hair, skin, teeth and bone from five of the skulls for genetic testing.

According to Mr Foerster the genetic laboratory was not informed about the samples’ origins in order to avoid biased or influenced results.

He said the conclusion was "the mitochondrial DNA (from the mother) presented mutations unknown to any man, primate or any other animal" and "the mutations suggested we are dealing with a completely new human-like being, very distant from Homo sapiens, Neanderthals or Denisovans".

According to one genetic researcher "the Paracas individuals were so biologically different from humans they wouldn’t have been able to interbreed with them.

He added: “I am not sure it will even fit into the known evolutionary tree."

The Conspiracy Club report said: "The implications of this discovery are huge.

"Who were the mysterious Paracas people?

"Did they evolve here on Earth on a path so different from us that they ended up looking drastically different?

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"This breakthrough brings up more questions than it answers but counts as another piece of evidence suggesting that we are not alone."

However, this conclusion has been questioned by sceptics, who are not convinced by the "genetic research" news of which was released via social media rather than through a scientific journal as is the norm.

Some even concluded the research findings were just an elaborate hoax.

Suspicions were also raised when the identities of the scientists were not released.

Research by sceptics later uncovered that those involved had a history of involvement and belief in research into paranormal subjects such as the Yeti and so-called alien hybrids, an alleged cross breed between humans and aliens.

They also questioned Mr Foerster's impartiality in commissioning the research as the museum is a private, not state venture, he runs tours specialising in pseudo-archaeology and has released a pseudo science book about the skulls.

While none of this may dampen the conspiracists's enthusiasm for the results, it seems their being proof that aliens were buried on Earth 3,000 years ago is by no means conclusive.